When reading about Gobekli Tepi as a place of worship, as in this article in The Smithsonian Magazine, I wonder what is the evidence to suggest it was a place [ … ]
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Eyes in Early Egyptian Statues
When reading the book ‘The Sirius Connection’ by Murry Hope I came upon an item that dealt with the colour of eyes as found in early Egyptian statues which I [ … ]
Images of Nazca Lines by Edward Ranney
Having just viewed examples of photographs of the Nazca lines taken by Edward Ranney I wanted to include a comment here in admiration of his work. As a former professional [ … ]
Traces of Quartz found in Stone Masks of Teotihuacan
With an interest for the role of quartz in ancient history, the article by Josh Fischman, about the work of Timothy Rose and Jane Walsh at the Smithsonian National Museum of [ … ]
Lost Technology of Ancient Egypt
In his book, Lost Technology of Ancient Egypt’, which looks at a variety of features across Egypt that suggest traces of technology in ancient times, Brien Foerster refers to two [ … ]
Visit to the Petrie Museum in London
I visited the Petrie Museum in London this week. One of the first things I found intriguing almost as soon as I entered the Petrie Museum were the hieroglyphs and [ … ]
The Boat Pits on the Giza Plateau
While supporting their ideas for how the Great Pyramid was built, Samuel Sampson and Michael Read, in their book Floating Stones, Great Pyramid built with Water Power, (Reviewed on Quantum [ … ]
The Baghdad Vases, Batteries or Scroll Pots?
Nobody really knows for sure what the exact age and purpose of these small vases. The first claim that they were batteries occurred in 1938. See Baghdad Vases were Batteries? [ … ]
The Searpeum at Saqqara
There is lots to fascinate about the Serapeum but probably most especially the twenty four enormous sarcophagi, measuring 4m long, 2.30m wide, 3.30m high and each weighing over 80 tons, [ … ]
The Unique Hypogeum in Paola, Malta
Dates for when the construction of the Hypogeum of Paola in Malta began are varied and vague. I’m gathering that no one actually knows for sure quite when it was [ … ]
Derinkuyu – Largest Underground City in Turkey
Derinkuyu – Inadvertently I clicked on ‘Stumble!’ in my browser menu bar. You never know what may turn up, one of the good things about ‘Stumble Upon’. It can provide [ … ]
Google Street View in Egypt
Seeing the article in Time about Google’s unveiling of Street View Egypt in Google Maps, and its latest step in its quest to image and map the seven wonders of [ … ]
Tantalis – A site for Exploration?
Not until today had I heard of a place called Tantalis. Though it may never have existed, mention of it appears in classical texts and, for example, in the account [ … ]
Gobekli Tepe Always Fascinates
A place that continues to fascinate. Gobekli Tepe will most probably be identified in many reports and accounts that will be posted on this site. Here is one such account [ … ]
Curiosity Solved – How Boulders in Death Valley Move
At last, a curiosity solved. Here is an article via the NPR Media organisation that explains how the boulders in Death Valley desert move and which prior have often have [ … ]
Passages Hewn into the Giza Plateau
Here is something I came across reading The Golden Thread of Time – passages hewn into the Giza plateau 87 metres East of the Great Pyramid. Flinders Petrie commented upon [ … ]
Shop Shelf Position of Books on Ancient History
I noticed that one of the bookstores where I shop, e.g. Waterstones, was placing several books that dealt with the subject of ancient history not in their History section but [ … ]
The Celtic Cross as a Navigational Device
I forget now in which book I originally came across a mention of the idea that the Celtic Cross was actually a device used thousands of years ago for land [ … ]
Great Pyramid’s Limestone Blocks
The idea that cast limestone blocks were used to build the Great Pyramid is lingering.
Incredible Vases from Saqqara, 2800BC
The reason for 40,000 bowls and vases made of hard material such as granite and dolerite around 2800BC and found buried in chambers 33m beneath Djosers pyramid in Saqqara is [ … ]
Lifting of Granite Blocks in Pyramid’s Grand Gallery
The idea proposed by Jean-Pierre Houdin in the book, ‘The Secret of the Great Pyramid’, that the Grand Gallery was required to hoist the large granite stones for the ‘Kings [ … ]
Degrees of a Circle
Given that ancient people would have observed the passing of 366 days as the earth rotated around the sun, (365.25 but round to a choice of convenient figure,) it would [ … ]
1st Dynasty Schist Bowl or Disc
The schist bowls, or discs, from the tombs of the first dynasty remain a mystery as to what they actually are, their purpose and how they were made. Generally everyone [ … ]
Interconnected Knowledge Required for the Study of Ancient Egypt
Robert Temple, in his book, ‘Egyptian Dawn’, makes the point many times that knowledge of Ancient Egypt is in a mess with many experts disagreeing the who what where when [ … ]
When Was the Great Pyramid Built?
It seems we still don’t have a firm idea as to who built the Great Pyramid and when. It seems very likely that Howard Vyse faked the quarry marks and [ … ]
Quantum Gaze
Quantum Gaze combines topics of science and ancient history to ask questions and seek answers about early civilsations, their culture, knowledge and technology, to find meaningful connections with the present.